HIKING TRAILS: Roxborugh State Park has several kid-friendly hiking trails to choose from. The terrain is very similar to Garden of the Gods. There are impressive rock formations and it is much less crowded than Garden of the Gods! We took the South Rim trail which goes down and around, up a hill, and will […]

The hike up Mt. Cutler in North Cheyenne Cañon is another kid-friendly hike offering spectacular views! On the way up you can sneak of peek of Colorado Springs and also see a bird’s eye view of Seven Falls. HIKING: The trail up and down Mt. Cutler is approximately 2.2 miles round trip. Elevation gain is […]

Congratulations Class of 2018! These young men and women work extremely hard for four years, and now the celebration begins. Colorado Springs is home to the United States Air Force Academy, and we get front row seats to one of our favorite events of the year- the flyover and air show put on by the […]

Between sickness and basketball we were finally able to get away for a long day and get one thing crossed off of our Colorado Bucket List 2018! If you have never been to Rocky Mountain National Park before, there are two main entrances- Estes Park and Grand Lake. The road that connects the two towns […]

The Pioneer Museum is located in the heart of Downtown Colorado Springs and is rich with Colorado Springs’ history! And it is FREE! Win, win. The Pioneer Museum was on our Colorado Bucket List 2017 {plus see updated version here}. This is a great activity to do with the kids if you want to stay […]

Happy New Year! **UPDATE OCTOBER 2017** 2017 is quickly coming to an end. We set lots of goals for the year on where we should go explore. Slowly but surely we are working our way through the list! We have a little over 2 months left of 2017. I am so thankful that we […]

The Georgetown Loop Railroad is one of the oldest trains in Colorado. These trains are old-fashioned steamers. The Georgetown train station is located 45 miles west of Denver and will offer a family-friendly mountain train ride. PARKING: Lots of free parking! TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased in person the day of, or online ahead of […]

Today is the first day of fall and somehow our first Garden of the Gods hike so far this year! Our goal for 2017 was to do 5 Garden of the Gods hikes so we have some catching up to do! This hike is short, offers a great opportunity to let kids run around and […]

The hike to Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs, CO, is one of the most popular hikes in all of Colorado. A 1.2 mile hike up the mountain will lead you to beautiful waterfalls and serene pools of water. GETTING THERE: The trail head is located directly off of I-70. Getting here is not very easy […]

Glenwood Springs Hot Springs is the world’s largest hot springs with over a million gallons of natural hot water coming in from the Yampah Spring. The source of this mineral water is 122° and you can view it directly off of parking lot E. This hot springs is located right in the heart of […]